⭕ BREAKING HARD: Officials reaffirm Jeffrey Epstein’s death was suicide, despite public skepticism
🔸 REPORTER: “You said Epstein committed suicide. People don’t believe it.”
🔸 Kash Patel: “They have a right to their opinion… but that’s what it was.”
🔸 Dan Bongino: “I’ve… pic.twitter.com/BENLbhzlcL— thehardnewsdaily (@TheHardNewsD) May 19, 2025
The mystery surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s death has resurfaced in public discourse after recent comments from former Trump official Kash Patel and conservative commentator Dan Bongino, both of whom reiterated their belief that Epstein died by suicide, despite widespread skepticism.
In a now-viral exchange, a reporter pressed Patel, stating:
“You said Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. People don’t believe it.”
To which Patel responded, “They have a right to their opinion, but… you know a suicide when you see one, and that’s what that was.”
Shortly after, Dan Bongino weighed in with a stronger assertion:
“He killed himself. I’ve seen the whole file. He killed himself.”
Public Skepticism Persists
Notwithstanding these bold assertions, the public still sees Epstein’s death with suspicion. Epstein’s body was found in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019. Epstein was a wealthy investor linked to world leaders and a conviction for child sex trafficking. Though several camera failures, inattentive guards, and his relationships to powerful people surrounded his death, the official cause of death was found to be suicide by hanging. This sparked widespread conspiracy theories.
According to many surveys done since 2019, one of the longest-lasting and most political conspiracy theories of the past ten years is that Epstein did not kill himself.
Why the Comments Matter
The comments by Patel and Bongino are remarkable in light of the pervasive doubt among conservative media circles about the Epstein case. Even though Bongino claims to have looked over the “whole file” to back up the suicide determination, this has led to inquiries over openness and why the general public does not have access to the same documents.
A Controversy Unlikely to Fade
Still a hotly debated subject in American politics and culture, Jeffrey Epstein’s death reflects a widespread distrust of the media, the government, and the justice system. Many still wish to know what took place in that prison cell; officials have already made decisions and well-known commentators have expressed varying views.
As more viewpoints are heard and more information is exposed, rumors and arguments surrounding Epstein’s death are probably going to last for some time.
